This slideshow looks at past, present and future trends in prescription drug spending with a focus on the role of specialty drugs.
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An Early Look at What is Driving Health Costs in 2024 ACA Markets
In their early rate filings, Marketplace insurers are requesting a median premium increase of 6% for 2024, which they say is largely due to price increases for medical care and prescription drugs.
An Early Look at What is Driving Health Costs in 2024 ACA Markets
In their early rate filings, Marketplace insurers are requesting a median premium increase of 6% for 2024, which they say is largely due to price increases for medical care and prescription drugs.
How Does Medical Inflation Compare to Inflation in the Rest of the Economy?
Prices for medical services typically rise more quickly than the broader economy, but the reverse has been true recently as general inflation rose rapidly. This analysis finds that overall prices grew by 6% in February 2023 from the previous year, whil…
How has Health Care Employment Changed Since the Pandemic?
This chart collection takes a deep dive into employment data to analyze how health sector jobs and wages shrank and recovered since the coronavirus pandemic struck in early 2020.
About 1 in 20 People with Private Insurance Received Services that Could be Affected by a District Court Ruling Limiting the ACA’s Preventive Services Mandate
A new KFF analysis finds about 1 in 20 privately insured people (5.7%) received at least one ACA preventive service or drug that could be affected by a now-stayed U.S. District Court ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra, which found the Affordable…
Use of ACA preventive services potentially affected by Braidwood v. Becerra
This analysis finds that about 10 million privately insured people received at least one ACA preventive service or drug that could be affected by a now-stayed U.S. District Court ruling, which found the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement to cover …
How Do Facility Fees Contribute To Rising Emergency Department Costs?
With the high costs of emergency department visits of significant importance to consumers and policymakers, this analysis examines claims data from privately insured individuals with large employer health plans, to examine the role that facility fees p…
How Have Costs Associated With Obesity Changed Over Time?
This analysis finds that, among people with large employer health plans, those with an obesity diagnosis on average have higher total and out-of-pocket spending than those without an obesity diagnosis. It also examines the cost of common surgical and p…
Analysis: Inconsistencies Within Hospital Price Transparency Data Make Cost Comparisons Difficult
Since 2021, federal law has required hospitals to publicly post information about their standard prices and negotiated discount rates for common health services to encourage consumers to compare prices and to promote competition. To date, however, the …
